‘SA curriculum fails to prepare women for careers in science’
One of the youngest scientists in the country has called for a shift in how the subject is taught at school.
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Mentor said the July science conference where more than 600 of the world most intelligent individuals convened, including Nobel prize winning scientists was an eye opener for her.
I arrived at the meeting, initially I thought I was going to meet the Nobel laureate and the whole meeting was going to be about science, but it was totally different.
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“She spoke about life in general and this made me realise how strong and powerful women are and their ability to fuse a lot of roles into one. TO US
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